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I THE OMAHA DAILY BEE EIGHTEENTH YEAJS. OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING , FEBRUARY 0 , 18S9. NUMBER 236 r FEARFUL BOILER EXPLOSION , Killing Three MOD nnd Seriously Wounding Otliors. THE LINCOLN INSANE ASYLUM Tim Scone of the Disaster I innn , tlio In omul Inry nnd llorac- tlilof Lynched la the Syra cuse Court Yard. A Pcnrl'nl Accldont. LINCOLN , 2cb.Fob. 5. [ Special Telegram Tin : Hni : . ] At 3 ; * ) o'clock thin afternoon nn unaccountable accident occurred at the Insane asylum , nearly three , miles south and west of the city , that Is ono of tha most ter rible tragedies over known In the history of the state. The boiler house of the asylum.is a mass of ruins , the result of the explosion of the boiler therein , and two human lives paid the penalty. They were patients of the asylum. No sooner had the news of the terrible disaster reached the city than Tin : Uii ! representative , went to the scene , only to llnd disorder ami ruin , and thogiiastly rcnnlns of the unfortunate vic tims , Tlio excitement at the hospital w.is Intense , and the couditiotl of the patients there was not enviable , with ono of the coldest nights of the year staring them In facn nnd no means of any kind at hand to pru.- ' , ' 'qat for the rooms. It will bo Im possible to have tire to-night nnd much suffering may result. The victim * who paid the penalty of the accident with their lives wore : I T. K. SAUNPIIKS , a patient from Pawnee county. W. II. HUNTI.IV , a patient from Saline county. Saunders was committed to the care of the Institution In issu.inul lluiithiy a year later. Uoth wore frightfully scalded and must have died Instantly. The former was forty-one and the latter ten years his junior. A. D. Gifford , ot Hennett , Lancaster county , another patient , was also badly scalded and burned , and his recovery Is doubtful. John Norrin , chief engineer , at his post , wns seriously if not. fatally injured. Ho was thrown through the building , but fortunately no bones were broken. Ho was badly scaldi-d. John C. Hall , n patient from Omaha , was slightly injured. George Davis , the second engineer , had hi1 ! head badly cut and His arm broken. Ho mi tiara great pain , but his Injuries are not necessarily considered fatal. lie states that they had just blown oil engine No. , and started tires under the other boilers , nnd everything seemed to bo working all right , when hq heard a noise in tlie dome of engine No , " , and sprang to the door to call the chief engineer , and a moment later every thing was in ruins. It was learned at the state house , how ever , that the boilers bad not been inspected for six years , and If this proves to bo trno criminal carelessness may lurk somewhere. The debris of the wrecked engine house Is scattered but little. Tlio huge smokestaclc stands like a lone sentry over tlio ruins , apparently uninjured , with a portion of the north wall of the building , The nuns uro heaped within the original space of tno walls and form n black mass of upturned boilers , blackened timbers , brick ami stone , twisted iron rods , and all th apparatus usually found in a boiler house and electric light establishment. Thn asylum suffered but little damage. A few window lights were shattered , but tills was nil. Forty heating stoves have boon taken to tno asylum since nightfall. Every thing possible has been done for the comfort of thu patients of tlio Institution. The damage is estimated ut & ! ,000. LATEH. NoituiN , chief engineer at the asylum , died at'J o'clock to-night , and it is thought that ut least another ono of the victims will die before morning. It is said that u terrible state of excitement exists at the asylum. Some of the patients nro fairly frenzied. A number of citizens of the city have gone to the sccna within the past hour. The humanity of the city is manifest on every hand. A Lynching nt , Scliuylcr. ScnuvLiit , Neb. , Feb. 5. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Hue. ] George Hagermun , the horso-thlof held for burning the Craig bam , was taken from the jail last night nnd hung to a tree In the Jail yard. Sheriff Kudrna was In Omaha to obtain medical advice for his little daughter , and left his deputy in churao of Hagerman. About" o'clock a. in. tlio deputy heard a shot fired , but paid no attention to it. This morning when people came down town they were startled to see the body of Hugeruian hanging to a tree in the court house yard. The Indications go to show that the attacking party used cold chisels nnd sledge hammers and broke open thu iron bars of the cage In which the prisoner was confined , a short time after midnight , nnd he was cither bbot or struck with some nhnrp instrument to Keep him quiet. Pop ular excitement runs high , and Hundreds of circulars reading us follows , have boon dis tributed about town to-day : "Hark I There will bo a meeting of tha citizens of Colfax county nt the opera house ni T0 ! ! o'clock to-night to take steps to bring the perpetrator of the cold blooded murder committed last night to Justice. " Thu streets nro crowded to-night with Btrungrrs talking about the affair. Tlie bontimeiitof the majority of the citizens is that Urn guilty ones should bo npprotiemtcd , and they feel that lust nlglit'H outrage Is a Rtaln on the fair name of Schuylor. The coroner's jury nro still In session and no verdict has been readied yet. A StruiiKU Cuttle Disease. FuK.MON'r , Nob. , Fell , 5. [ Special to Tin : Hin.-John : Oolanoy , n farmer living in Elkhorn township , ftve or six miles cast of Fremont. , is sulTonnir the loss of a largo number of eattlo from his herd by a disease which puzzles the veterinarians. Ho has lost fifty head to dace. Yesterday ho do- tcrmlncd to Investigate the cause of the fa tality. He sumihoned State Veterinarian Osborn nnd Dr. Dulin , who made mi investi gation. They dlsbccted several head nf dead nnlmnls mid found the nytnptoms exactly the same In nil of them. The fourth stomach was packed full of dry , hard food and the surrounding organs and tissues were badly Inflamed and feverish , The doctors were unable to exactly diagnose the case , but they pave It as their opinion ttiat It was not n con tagious dlHonso. The animals when first af fected will bellow In a low , hoarse manner , shaking their heads. Within twenty-four hours after this they Invariably die. Fremont Items. FIICMONT , Nob. , Fob , , C. [ Special to Tun BKK. ] Burglars are again at work in Fre mont. The rohldonccs of C. II. Winshlp and Matt Priiwtly were entered and rainwkod. From the rcsldcnca of ( ho former were taken nearly the entire wardrobe of-Mrs. Winshlp , together with a valuable diamond ring and other things of less worth. From the other residence went taken several dresses also. A similar raid was made hero nut long ago mid tlio same partiality was shown towards ladles' clothing. * District court Is In session hero. Tlio principal ca o ao far determined Is ono brought by Mark J. Hlllutor against the Union Pacific railroad for damages sustained by the plaintiff \\hilo assisting in loading an engine with coal at Ynlloy last spring , This case was tried at the last session of court and Ulllotor was awarded 11.S13 damages. Attor ney Khropshlrc.forthoUnton Pacltlaobtulucil a rehearing of the case on an ufildavit of a Juror \Yiic swore to a technical error In the finding of the verdict. The result of this last trial was to increase the verdict for the plaintiff , who wns awarded Sl.WJ. A W fo Heater. BDAVCII CiiotsiNa. Neb. , Fob. 5. [ Special to Tin : UBK.J A family by the name of Coplnn came hero from Illinois In destitute circumstances n few weeks since and rented a room , nnd the husband on the 2d Inst , knocked his wlfo down and beat her in n shameful manner , and nlso threat ened her life with a revolver. Her friends have telegraphed to her brother to como after her , and n first class shooting match U looked for , as both men have promised to shoot on sight. Some spicy revelations may be looked for in Judge Uoyington's court on Monday IfthU case comes up. dimmed IIH Politics. IlAitinoox , Neb. , Feb. 5. [ Special Tele gram to Tnu Urn.I The Herald , democratic organ here , wns bought n few weeks ago by Messrs. Davis & Stlngcrland , who unlto with It the Sioux County ttnpnhlicnn , and issue the Herald as n straight republican news paper. Mr. Davis Is chairman of the repub lican county central committee nnd president of the Harrison republican club , of which Mr. rilingerland was nccrntury during the campaign. The boom edition of the Herald , authorized by the board of trade , is very creditable to the new management. A Fnitt-.Ir.Hi liovor. DWKJIIT , Neb. , Fob. ft. ( Special to Tun Ur.n.1 John Leisure , n young unmarried fanner living four miles north of here , was taken in custody by Sheriff S. Darancll , charged with bastardy by Myrtle Hague , the daughter of n well-to do farmer living north of hero. Leisure wont with the sheriff to David City , but managed to escape and walked to Seward , then took the train for Lincoln , and as ho got oft the cars the first man to moat him was Sheriff Darancll , who escorted him back to David City. An Assignment. OAKLAND , Neb. , Feb. 5. | Special to THE Hen. ] John King , jr. , dealer in watches , clocks and Jewelry , made an assignment to the sheriff last night for the benefit of Ills creditors for between 1,3 ' 0 and Jli.riOO. Max Meyer , of Omaha , had a $1,000 claim ; Griffin & Son , of this place , § IOOJ , nnd G. U' . Mar- guardt , of DJ.s Molnes , la , a claim of S'J'JO. There were several smaller claims. Tll0 ltKA.lt PKINCK. lmprovHv ! < ; Ccreiiionic-s Altciullnc the Kuncral of Arcliduke lludolpli. VIENNA , Feb. 5. This city to-day was en tirely given over to mourning , nil places of business being closed. Enormous crowds commenced to assemble outsida the court chapel early in tlto day. Perfect order pre vailed. The emperor and empress and the crown princess attended requiem mass in the oratory of the palace , at which the Mis erere was sung by the court choir. The service ended at noon. The coflln lid was fastened at 2 o'clock and the key confided to Prince Hohenlohc , as court marshal. Soon afterward the gates of the chapel were closed and the members of the imperial family gathered around the catafalque to take n last farewell of the remains. Just before 4 o'clock the members of the imperial house , who had left the chapel stopped in front of the side en trance to the Capuchin church , in Kosstcr Gassc , where they wore received by Prince Hunyadl , chief master of ceremonies , nnd the tfathcr guardian , accompanied by friends of the community , bearing lighted tapers. The interior of the church was entirely draped in black. The catafalque was placed in the middle of the church and surrounded by massive candlclabra. On tlio stroke of four the coffin was lifted from the bier , blessed , nnd carried to the funeral car. The cortege then started from the Hofburg. Upon reaching Augustine church the priests assembled nnd placed themselves at the head of the procession and were followed by the court and state ollleials and munici pal authorities. Archbishop Gnrgl-Bauors , with the cathedral chapter , awaited the coffin at the entrance of the church and pre ceded it to the interior. Amid solemn silence ho blessed the remains , sprinkling holy water on the coflln. When the choral was over , and just as the chamberlains wore preparing - paring to carry the coflln to the vault , the emperor , stepping up to the bier , knelt in prayer. On arising ho was joined by the Archduke Charles , Prince Francis of Esta , Prince Leopold of Uavaria and Prince Philip of Coburir , and all fol lowed the coflln to the vault , where , after a final blessing , Prince Hohcnloho delivered the remains to the charge of the father guardian , The empress , the crown princess , Princess Giscla , and the Archduchess Marie Valerie did not attend the funeral , passing the time Ir. prayer within the Hofbcrg. PKSTH , Feb. 5. The Nation ( newspaper ) publishes a letter written by Crown Prince Kntiolpli n snort time before his death to nn atacho of the Imperial household , to whom he entrusted the preparation of his papers. The letter rends : DHAH SZOKOVIINVI I send yon herewith n codicil. Execute Its provisions and thoao of iny will , drawn two years ago , with the assent uf my wife. In my study at the Hofburg stands a small table. Enrloscd finds u gold key , open the Cdrawers nnd yon will find my papers , thu arrange ment of which I entrust to you , leaving it to your judgment to decide what to publish. I can live no longer. Hcmcuiber mo to all my good friends. Farewell. God bless our beloved fatherland. Yours , Runou-ii. Grand Inland & Northern Wyoming. OIIEVBNM : , Wyo. , Feb. C. [ Special Telegram - gram to Tins Hni : . ] The Grand Island & Northern Wyoming Hallway company filed Its certificate of incorporation at the olllco of the secretary of Wyoming yesterday. The company will construct a line of railway from the eastern boundary of Wyoming northwesterly through Converse nnd Crook counties to the northeastern boundary line of the territory. The directors are G , W. Holdrogo , J. G. Taylor , C. D. Dorman , W. A. Higglns nnd C. J. Greene. The road , which is u branch of the Durllngton system , ii being built with the primary object of topping the coal beds and oil Holds ( if Crook county. A largo number of men ami teams nr'e nt work on the line , which Is bcim/ rushed to completion ns rapidly as possible. Seventeen ln Ifrownoil. ALIUNV , N. Y. . Fob. 5.--News has been received hero of a dreadful accident at Pine Lake , Fulton county. The reports are in- dollnito , but ns far as can bo learned the dis aster resulted in tlio drowning of seventeen men. A dispatch from Cnnnjorio gives the following information rcuardiiif ? the ncci dent : Twenty-four teams were engaged In drawing logs across the ice , regarding the safety of which no fears have been felt. It gave way , however , after BOVOII drivers and teams reached the shore , and the remaining drivers nnd horses broke through the Ice and sank out of sight. Nona of the bodies have been recovered. Kuril I cum Stern nnrned , Torciu , Kan. , Fob. 5.--Spocinl [ Toll-gram to TUB HER. ] The largu lurniture estab lishment of W. M. Ulgnon was burned down early this morning. The lire is bollcve.l to have been caused by spontaneous combus tion. The stock , valued at fJl.OOO , is a com plete loss , and the building is damaged to- the extent of about 7,000. The stock was Insured lor $ 1,000 Tlio principal companies are the Pluunix , of Hartford , for M,000 ; the Itachcstcr Gorman , of New York , for $4,000 ; tlio British American and American Central for ? 'J,000 each ; the Conconllu , of Mil won- koc , for r-.OOO. The building was fully in- uroU. A Canadian Kartliciunke. ST. FtAVie , Qucbco. Feb. 5. A slight sboslc of earthquake was felt at Grand Metis this mortilnsr , coming from the west and lasting a few sccuutU , HE NEVER WAS A CANDIDATE , Wnrnor Miller Disclaims Having - Sought Cabinet Honors. THE LATEST SPECULATIONS Make Him Head the Agricultural Ittircnii and fax-Governor Hunk \VlscoiiHln , Secretary of Wiir Territorial. WASHINGTON BtniuAU TUB OWAHA BRE , j 513 FouiiTEEXTnSniRKr , > WASHINGTON , U. C. , Fob. 5 , I The presence of ox-Senator Warner Miller on the floor of the senate and in thu cloak rooms this afternoon , started the tongues ol cabinet gosalpfrs wagging , lie chatted In formally with his republican friends and In sisted that hu is not n candidate for a place in the cabinet ; that ho has never been , am that all persons who have mentioned his nanio In that connection have done so with out his authority or approval , which explana tion created considerable surprise. CUIIXMT aostip. a'rhe only additional general Impressions received hero as to the formation of the cab inet are , that ex-Governor Husk , of Wiscon sin , will be secretary of war , and that War ner Miller , of New York , will bo secretary of agriculture. The New Yorkers are at case as to what will become of ex-Senator Plntt. Some of them yet cling to the belief that Senator Evarts will bo attorney gen eral. They say ho U willing to accept and he anticipates an Invitation. Colonc ! New expected to leave Indianapolis for either Washington or New York yesterdaj morning. Information has been receivci that ho will not start east under two or three days. This is regarded as significant. His friends say that if it had not boon sug gested to him that ho was wanted as secretary of the treasury ho would not have delayed his departure from the Hoosler capital. The Indiana repub licans hero believe that Colonel Now has already been chosen as head of the treasury department. Now that ho Is a strong proba bility for tins position , there is a general in dorsement of him In every direction. So far us his services to General Harrison , per sonally , and the republican party gener ally , are concerned , there Is no ono but who admits that the appointment should be made , whllo these who know of his financial ability say that ho would make n very ex cellent secretary of the treasury. IIOI.MAN OIISECTS. Holman , the objector , to-day defeated con sideration by the house of the Paddock bill to establish two additional land districts in Nebraska. Mr. Dorsey arranged with Speaker Carlisle for n recognition during the morning hour , and ho wouid have called the bill up for adoption had not Holman given notice that it would be useless to make the effort , as ho would object. Mr , Dorsoy says that if Ilolman absents himself from his seat iu the house at any time for any reason the bill will bo passed , otherwise not. IIol- man stands as a barrier in. tlio way of several other now land districts in the states and territories. Ho objects to them all because they would incur extra expense to the governments in the way of oflicers' salaries. He does not care for the extra ex pense settlers must go to in order to meet the requirements under the existing laws by the present location of laud olllces. That comes out of the pockets of the settlers nnd not out of the treasury , and therefore it docs not concern him. It is suggested that in the makeup of the committees of the Fift5f-flrst congress Holnmn's wing feathers will bo so clipped that he cannot lly into another term. His position on committees has , more than anything else , kept him in congress , to the chagrin of all of his respectable constitu ents. ' TEKIllTOniAT * . The conference committee on the terri torial bills held a long meeting this morning and will hold another to-morrow. Nothing was done to-day , but there seems to bo an impression that an agreement will bo reached without much difllculty. Mr. Platt , the chairman of the senate committee , said ho did not know what would bo done , but it would not surprise him if the house backed down on the New Mexico proposition. Mr. Springer would not soy that the house would not back down , but he said ho would ask and receive In structions on tlio subject before any final action was taken. Mr. Baker , of New York , another member of the committee , expressed - pressed the opinion that New Mexico would bo dropped out of the bill , South Dakota ad mitted at once , enabling acts passed for Montana and Washington , and North Da kota kept as a territory till after the next congress. HALT. OP IOWA NOIl JUDICIAL HONOItS. To-day's Post says : "Should President Cleveland decide to fill the vacancy in the district bench , caused by the death of Judge Mcrrick , it is Imely ho will honor Com missioner Li. J. Hull with the appointment. Mr. Hull Is in every way qualified for the po sition. Ho is a lawyer of ability , long recog nized as one of the leading members of the Iowa bar. He would make a most excellent judge , and should his appointment bo made and confirmed , ho will speedily demonstrate its wisdom , us ho has done In the place which which he now so creditably holds. " Commissioner Hall is very popular in Washington , ami stands in favor with the president , but it is not at all probable that the senate would confirm any democrat's nomination. It is not therefore likely that President Cleveland would bo successful in filling the vacancy. The senate has declared itself in opposition to continuing any polit ical nominations until thu 4th of March. This will shut out further spoilt at the hands of this administration. XIISCHU.ANHOI'S. ' WL. . Davis , the colonel commanding the First regiment , Iowa National Guards , In forms the inauguration committee that Iowa will bo represented in the Inaugural parade by a batailion of seven to eight companies of the national guard , under his command. They \v\\l \ \ como in a special train of Pullman cars , via tlio Uultimoro & Ohio railroad , and will bo quartered In the cars , Miss Mlnnlo U. Scholl has made formal application for a seat in the press gallery as the regularly accredited representative of the Beatrice Daily Kxpress , of Heatrico , Neb. Senator Paddock indorses Miss Scholl vnry enthusiastically , nnd ho Is evi dently pleased that the Nebraska press has sueh a fair representative ut the national capital. ilosca Townseml , the member-elect of congress from Colorado , was at the capital to-day and spent some time iu the senate wing. PKIIUV S. HEATH. A 1'rhitliiK Ofllcci DcHtrnycd. TitiNiDAiV * Colo. , Fob. 5. [ Special Tele gram to Till ! Bni3.1 Corriso and Corrlso Springs uro two rival rain belt towns in the western portion of Las Animas county , seven miles apart. Corriso Springs has a line water supply while Corriso is on the bald prairie and has only a deep well from which to procure water. Snv- oral days agoV. . C , Powell , proprietor ot the Corriso Current , decided to remove his paper to Corriso Springs , and yesterday sent men from the Springs to do this work. On arriving at Corriso the men fauna that the night baforo a number of masked men had congregated and rather than sue u rival town got a papsr they had forced an entrance into the office , and broke the presses to pieces , which together with thn cases and typo and furniture were piled up in the street urn ! set on fire. The perpe trators of the outrage uro not yet known. Editor Powell will go east in a few days and purchase u new outtlt. Illsinncok'H Proposal. [ C'ipj/rfg'it ' 1S33 ti\l \ Jiiinci Onnlitn llennett. \ nciiHN , Fob. 5 , | Now York Herald Cable Hpeclal to TUB HUE. ] It Is under stood that the Washington government , has agreed to the proposal of UUmarcU to hold a coufmnco hero on the Sarnoan question. FATAL STRKI2T CAR ATTACK. An Oltlcer Slioota Into a Crowd am Kills a Mnu. NEW YOHK , Feb. 5AH the roads that ran cars yesterday are running again to-day most of them on schedule time , and all o them meeting the demands ot traftk1. Very many af the strikers nro applying for work , but some of the romb will have nothing to do with them. This afternoon n party of men , prosunmblj strikers , attacked n car on Sixty-fifth street nnd the Houlcvard nnd began pelting It witt stones , The olllcer in charge of it , Thomas K. Snyder , having been hit in the face by ono of the stones , tired Into the crowd. The bullet entered the brain of ono of thu men , who died while being removed to the hospital. HowasnbSut forty years old nnd a laborer. Officer Snyder was placed under arrest. Tlio Fifth avenue street car line In Urook lyn is runninir cars , guarded by police , to-day It is expected that all the Atlantic nvctiuo roads will bo In operation In a week. Prosl dent Hlchardson to-day refined to hold a con ference with a cointnltteo of the strikers Ho said ho would make an olTort to-morrow to put the whole system in operation. Later It was learned that the name of the tlcnd man was James McGowon. Ho was a hostler on the belt lino. The following seems to bo an authentic nc count of itio killing of the striker by n po llccman this afternoon : The man came behind hind the officer and smashed his helmet ovei his eyes. Another man struck him in the mouth with a rock , knocking his teeth down his throat. Then the officer drew a revolver as the mob rushed upon him. Ho fired two shots in the air , but tffe strikers did not rui but rushed madly upoii ilm. Schenldcr then fired three shots point blank at the crowd All the strikers ran but McGowan , who was loft In the throes of death. The fatal bullet entered the back of his head , penetrated the left eye and caused almost instant death Two other men were hit , ono iu the neck.nm the other in the leg , but they were carried off by friends. Assistance came to the officer. Tlio crowd was dis persed nnd an hour later only a pool of blood remained in the street to toll Uic story. McGowan , the striker who was killed , is a single man , twenty-live years of age. Ho has been in America from Ireland flvo years nnd was a striking stableman of the bolt line road. Ofllccr Schneider reported to the police headquarters , and was afterwards placed under arrest and taken to the Essex Market police court. At police headquarters Schnei der stated that a mob of 1,000 persons at tacked the car. Ho shot at the foremost rioters , and tlio conductor and driver emp tied their revolvers. Lewis Hrennan. brother to ono of commis sioners of charities and corrections , who was i witness , said that the conductor of the car shot the striker , and that Schneider did not fire the fatal shot. Justice Patterson there upon discharged the 6fticor and issued a warrant for the arrest'Of the conductor , who , with the driver , was later arrested , the latter as a witness. The Strlko Dculared Off. Nuw YOUK , Feb. 5. The tie-up on the sur face roads was declared off to-night. In the afternoon it was decided by the executive committee to submit , such a proposition to the local assemblies. Tlio executive commit tee mot to-night and reports favorable to declaring the strike off were received. The committee accordingly met and after receiv ing their reports officially declared the strike to be off , and the great tie-up on all the New York surface roads Is n , thing of the past. - - AVINDOM. FOU 'J HIS TKEASUUY. His Appointment , iSow Seems to Be a Fixed. Fact. . INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. frs. So far as can bo learned here , Windom'for the treasury scorns to bo a fixed fact. That ho has boon or will be tendered a place is accepted on all sides. On the other cabinet places nothing new has developed , and while it can be traced tone no certain source , ' ' all agree in the opinion that Husk will , be the next secro tary of war. There was a rumor this evening that word had been received from Hlaino that ho would not accept the state department , but' could not bo verified. General Harrison had a busy day , receiv ing callers. They were mostly general In character. Among them was Colonel John V. Mosby , who Is on his way to Washington. As to the south , hothinks that a cabinet ofllcor in that section would greatly strengthen the republican party , and while ho would not say that ho is opposed to Ma- hone , he certainly does not favor him us ono who should go into the cabinet. The Merchant Millers. is , Fob. 5. A large number of merchant millers from IndlannOhio , Illinois , Tennessee , Kansas , Michigan , Iowa , Ne braska and other winter wheat states arc in the city to perfect an organization of the millers of the country. The purpose of this organization is to bring about a friendly action of the millers towards each other , nnd "to protest against fraudulent brokers , cutthroat competition and other damaging iinflucnccs. " It was agreed to-day that tlio state organization bo made a general organization , nnd the preliminary stops to ac complish this res'ult were taken , A resolution demanding a fair adjustment of the tariff between the United States and countries from which Americans purchase commodities in other words , "reasonable reciprocity" was adopted , nnd the con vention adjourned until to-mono w. - - Arranging n Minlntr Scale. INDIANATOLIS , Fob. 5. About ono hundred delegates , almost evenly divided between operators and miners , assembled hero to-day Tor the purpose of agreeing upon a scale of ivages for mining coal for the coming. vear , in Western Pennsylvania , West Virginia , Ohio , Indiana and Illinois. All the miner lelcgatcs are members of the National Progressive union. There Is a delegation , also , of the Knights ot Labor here , ' Prisoner * ) HiviUt Jail. Torr.KA , Kan. , Fob. 0. | Special Telegram : o Tun Hin. : ] Five prisoners escaped from the jail ut Norton county lust night. The es cape was made by ciit'tlng off two of the bars at the north window , the sheriff being absent it the timo. Auiong the fugitives are Jim Stewart and UicharUI Lewis , two notorious desperadoes , who wehvlield for murder. Prohibitory BOSTON , Feb. Iv-rTlie house republicans adopted the propose constitutional prohib- "tory amendment thilsafternoon. , IlAiniisnt'iio , Pa. . Fob. 5. In the house to-day n bill was Introduced prohibiting treating , nnd makluglt.n.ponnl ; offense pun ishable by a line of notlless than $50 nor over $100 for anyone to treat another to Intoxi cating liquors. For tlio Tlepi-CKSloii. or HnulnucUm , PAIIIS , Fob. 5. It ia reported that the ministers to-night' decided to take active steps for the repression' of the Boulangists. jenornl Riu has born placed under arrest Tor fifteen days for making u speech against ho government. * A Gerninit epy Arrested. PAIIIS , Feb. 6A German spy named Schmidt has been imprisoned at Chutnbery for taking , plans efforts that are being built by France on tno Italian Savoyard frontier. A PoHtodU'o' itobliery. ST. Louis , Feb. 6 , A apodal from Ed- vardsvillo , 111. , nays that the safe la the lostofllcu there was blown open by burglars ast night and robbed of several hundred dollars in money -and the contents of ro. is- ercd packages. The amount Is unknown , Honlaiijtor Wants n Divorca. PAUIS , Fob. 5. It Is reported that General ioulangcr has appealed to the pope for a livorco on the ground tbut his luarriago was rrcgulur , WIELDERS OF THE CLEAVER , Doclnro Wnr to the Knlfo on Chicago cage Dressed Boor. PASS HOSTILE RESOLUTIONS. The liocnl UcnlcrH of Now York City Want to Keep 'Clint Market for Them selves. A Ilutolior.s' Itnttln. CIIICAOO , Fob. 5. [ Special Telegram to Tin : Hni.l A dispatch from New York says : "An Important movement is on foot among the New York butchers to obtain leg- Islatlon which will stop , or ixt least rcgulntc , importation Into this market of Chicago dressed ocof. The product 1ms niudo grout inroads Into the local market , nnd the eftcet has been particularly noticeable in the fall ing off of the slaughtering industry hero. Over 7,000 men hove been thrown out of em ployment. The cause of tills growth of the sale of Chicago dressed beef hgs been its cheapness , nnd local butchers say that tlio price is made possible by the unscrupulous- ncsa of the Chicago slaughterers as to quality. It is' alleged , further , that there is no practical way of ascer taining from carcasses whether the an imal killed was in good health , mid all sanitary measures are thus obviated. The consequence is that as the sale of Chicago cage beef increases the moro will the sani tary laws become u dead letter. In view of these facts , the drafting of a Inw stopping the importation into this state of beef car casses has been under discussion during the last few weeks , nnd the agitation cul minated In a meeting held lust night and at tended by nearly all the representative wholesale dealers in this city and its vicin ity. In the debate of the question It was brought out that the ranchmen of the west are strongly in favor of the proposed meas ure. Ueprcsentativos of slaughter house workmen out of work were nlso present. A largo fund was contributed to carry out the project. A bill similar to the ono pro posed hero is now in the Pennsylvania legislature , mid is being fought tooth and nail by the Chicago houses. The Chicago board of trade has taken notice of the Pennsylvania bill , and has passed resolutions declaring that "the pretense that dressed meats arc diseased , advanced by the adherents of these bills is a sham ; that the solo purpose and de sign is to cripple and impair onoof the great industrial enterprises of the country , and that the false charges made by the support ers of such legislation will injure the reputa tion of our meat i roducts at home and abroad , and damage the cattle raising indus try of the whole country. " P , D. Armour was shown the above dis patch and asked what ho thought of the movement. Ho replied : "Oh , it is ono of those epidemics which are periodically breaking out , and which have nothing but boodle behind them. I hope there is too much good sense in legislatures to pass any such legis lation as that , though there is no tolling what a lot of those grangers will < io. Such measures have been passed in a lot of legis latures , but I see that they had the good sense to throw out the bill in Ohio , the other day , by a large majority , nnd 1 hope there is too much good sense in the others to think of allowing any such legislation as that to pass. They might as well say that they would pro hibit the importation of western wheat or corn , for they " are lust jis much , injured by , the importation of either of these as by the importation of dressed beef. If they do at tempt to pass any such legislation they might llnd that Illinois could retaliate. Tills state might say that wo will not take any of their class or their carpets , or their pan- dies , or a whole list of things that they send hero. It would bo a very senseless ana short-sighted policy for them to pursue. " "What effect would the passapro of such legislation have on the dressed beef trade of Chicago i" "Why , if they won't allow importation of dressed beef there , wo would Imvo to stop killing cattle ; that is all. Hut what will cattle-raisers throughout the northwest then do with their cattle i There will be no sale for them. " "They say that western cattle-raisers are in favor of sueh legislation. " "Well , I don't know what reasons they can give for saying BO. I don't know why they should be in favor of it , I am sure. Some of these Now England farmers , after taking all tliay could scrape out of six inches of soil on the top of rocks , when they go out to Kansas and begin to work in sixteen feet of good , rich soil soon begin to bo big follows , I can tell you. " "Would such legislation as is proposed bo constitutional ? " "Well , I don't want to discuss that now. I see that a great many papers argue that it would not. I am in hopes that the legis latures will have too much good sense to over raise that question by passing such legislation. Still , as I Raid , there is no telling what u lot of these granger lellows will or will not do. " * TUB HOCK ISLAND RAPIDS. Report on nil Ijxnmlnntloii With n View to Improvement , WASHINGTON , Fob. 5. There was laid be fore the house to-day the report of the engineer ofllcors of the examination and sur vey of the present channel of the Mississippi river at the Rock Island Hnpids,1 made with a view of its improvements. The board is of the opinion that the most direct and feasible route coming within the instructions fora canal from tlio headrapids to the upper part of Moline , Is In the river along the Illinois shore. It would bo about ton and a half miles long and formed the sama as In the DCS Mollies canal , by embankments In the river with a width of from 200 to 00 feet , nnd n doptli at low water increasing from nix to twclvo feet , having two locks eighty feet wide and ! l-i3 feet long. The length of the rapids from ttnpid City to the Itock Island railroad bridge is about thirteen and one-half miles , but between the Kock Island and Illinois shore nnd the pool of the Moline Water Power company the conditions are such as to prohibit the extension of tlio canal along the water front of Moline , and it becomes necessary , therefore , the report says , to make two independent canals connected by a section of the river In order to continue navigation to the foot of the rapids. Tlio most direct nnd feasible route for this [ > art of the Improvement would bo down the jutsido of Hock and Henliam Islands. It would be about three miles long anil have u wldtii of from two hundred to three thousand feet , with one and possibly two blocks , the river channel connecting the two c-unala uolng deepened to six feet ot low wator. This connecting channel would open Into the main channel of the river , and permit the canal to ho used independently of the others and afford easy entrance to the inrbor of Molino. The total cost of the whole of this Improvement s about 100,000. Hut it being thought iracticublo , at u moderate cost , the report iuys , to obviate many dilllcultles existing in the navigation of the rapids , especially to render them navigable at night , the ooard iresonts a plan of tlio local engineer ofllccr n which the desired improvement Ib to bo ittalned by guidii piers , wlvh lights and day jeacons attached , and , in addition , to exca- ate and remove rock at various points t > o as to widen and straighten the channel at thu crooked parts of the rapids ; also to deepen ho channel whore necessary ; to build dams veru required to equali/o thu slope , and to emoyo by dredging tne present nccumnla- lens of sand and gravel. It its cutiinutod hat such work would cost 130,000. The rc- tort continuing , says that the board U adverse - verso to tljo construction of n lateral canal at his time , and is of the opinion that tin ; ex- sting navigable channel uf thu Kock Island aplds should bo improved to such an extent us to amko passage over them as reasonably a'o by night or day us natural conditions penult- /.KllO WIJATIIUU. Severn ! Portions of tlio Country Swept My n Cold Wftvc. Cmctao , Feb. ! > . [ Special Telegram to Tin : UCH.J The cold wave predicted by the signal service yesterday got hero ahead of time. It was not duo till this morning , but It arrived last night , nnd It threatens to stay with us another twenty-four hours at all events. The signal service officer said : "This cold snap began in the northwest in Manitoba nnd northern Minnesota. At St. Paul they had u very low barometer. The cold wave moved along on that path down through Nebraska to Missouri , and from there east , until this morning at 7 o'clock It had reached the western part ot Ohio. It did not go very far south ; Ohio was the thosouthern limit. The temperature was very warm hero yesteaday. It was 47 = during thu day. At 7 o'clock last night it was -ID degrees , nnd at U o'clock it had fallen 'JO de grees , This morning it was very cold all through the west and northwest. At Mln- nedosii it was -It ) degrees below , at St. Vin cent -12 degrees below , at Winnipeg it was nlsoI below , at St. Paul IS below. Hero wo had It 0 above , but we uro likely to iret It colder to-night. At 7 o'clock this morning It was 5 degrees above , at 10 it was -I above , nnd at noon (5 ( above. The storm center has now passed over us and is now located at the north of Lake Ontario. It is moving east rapidly and probably the cold wave will Ktriko the east to-day. The snowfall has been very light. There was some rain in Illinois , Indiana nnd Missouri , and a little snow , but not to amount to much. In Montana It is quite warm. The thermom eter there is as high as HO. That Is owing to the Chinook winds from the Pacific , which have n remarkable effect on the tempera ture. Sometimes it will make a difference of 100 ° in one day. 1 have known It rise from HO below to 00 above in twenty-four hours. These winds are purely local , how ever , and do not come east of Montana. 1 can not say how much longer than to-night this cold snap may continue. There are no present indications of a heavy snow storm here. The storm , as I have said , passed over us , and they may bo getting it in the east now. " To-night it is very cold , with the mercury very near zero. A teii-grntn from Marquette - quotto , Mich , , says : "i'bo greatest blizzard for years raged all night nnd Is still howling this morning , but is breaking away. It is thought the railroads must be completely Wmneed. This is the coldest day of the year 1 = below zero. " Advices from Minnesota , Dakota and Man itoba show that the mercury up there ranges from l'0 = to 43 = below zero. At Cheboyirnn , Mich. , n blizzard from the north set In last night and is still raging. The thermometer indicated from 0 = to 13 ° below early this morning. TilK CLAYTON MU 111)12II. A Detailed Statement ol' tlin Clrciini- stnncos Siiri'oimitinjj tin ; AIV ; i if. LITTLE UOCK. Ark. , Feb. fl. Powell Clay ton and Judge W. II. H. Clayton submit to the press and public a lengthy statement of the facts leading up to the assassination of their brother , Hon. , T. M. Clayton , at Plum- mervillc. Ark. , January 9. In the state ment they say that all are agreed that it was a political assassination , nnd it is , therefore , necessary for them to refer to the political conditions and circumstances surrounding ir , . This they do in no partisan spirit , but only that justice may bo done their brother , and that a knowledge of the facts may lead the people of the state to correct the evils from which this and other crimes have arisen. ' Thoatatoment-gocti tin at seine length to detail affairs in Conway county since early last fall. It seems to show that the political aftuirs of the county were practically domi nated by luclub organized as a political asso ciation , but which , before election , resolved itself into a militia company , mid was fur nished arms and ammunition by the gover nor of the Btato.On election day this company had their loaded guns deposited in u conven ient place in the building where the election was held. The republican Judge was re fused admission , and a man nominated by Stowers , commander of the militia organiza tionselected in his place making the election board solidly democratic. This was at Morrelton , while ut Plummervillo the same thing was done , the places of the two repub lican judges being usurped. This was at the September election. At the congressional election like occurrences were noted. L. W. Benjamin , n prominent republican lawyer of L.ittlo Hock , who was sent to Morrelton to use his endeavors to secure an honest elec tion , was mobbed and so injured that ho died within a short time. The statement then gobs on to detail the circumstances of Clayton's contest and murder , and also tells of an attempt made on the 17th of December by tinknoxvn parties to assassinate Charles Wnlil , n republican United States super visor. He was severely wounded , nnd when able , went to Little Uock for safety and has since remained there. Clayton was left lying in u room on the floor from the time ho was shot until 'i:30 : the next afternoon , when his brother arrived. Up to that time the sheriff of the county had not appeared. The Clay ton brothers say , in conclusion , that they stand ready to sustain ovor.v ono of the facts set forth in every essential particular , and believe they will bo a material link in the chain of circumstance surrounding the mur der of their brother. NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTI2S. Tlio Nebraska Militia A Letter From Lnird. WASHINGTON , Fob. 5. [ Special Telegram to Tun HUB. ] The adjutant general of the United States has sent to congress a state ment showing the active and available militia forces of tlio country by states. It shows that the militia of Nebraska consists of 1 general commanding1 , 18 generals of the staff , 19 staff ofllcors , commissioned ; 34 cav alry olllcers , 5S artillery officers , and of pri vates ! H cavalry , ! ! ! artillery and H9r > in fantry , a total of 1,031. The available force aggregates 110,000 men , Iowa has 2 generals , 1(5 ( generals of the staff , commissioned , and lOsQ privates , a total of 2ta'J. , : The available forces of the state are estimated nLUjM. ; ! ! A letter has been received In Washington from liaprcsentativa Laird , who is at his home in Nebraska , it states that ho Is greatly improved in health , and that ho ex pects to arrive hero within a week , and re sume his seat In the house. Fox Crook and Cupid have been dropped from the North Platte and Stockvillo star mail route. The service to these places by that route will cease on the 20t.li inst. The mall service on the star route from Hurgoss to Lost Station , la. , will bo disc-on tinned aftortha llth inst. The First National banir , ot Fort Madison , la. , capital $10(1,003. ( Jowph IJ. Morrison , president , and W. II. Miller , cashier , has been authorised by the comptroller of the currency. Thomas E. fiarger.t , of Ccnjrovlllo , la. , and William Liiton , Hamburg , In , , wuro to day admitted to practice before the Interior department. The confcrnoB on the territories admission bill had a two-hours' session this morning , during which the whole subject ot the ad mission of the territories was gone over thoroughly. The Creole Agreement. WASIISNOTON , Feb. 5. The pro-tldcnt to day transmitted to congress tor its approval nnd ratification the provisional agreement lately entered Into between the United States and Creek Indians , H.v the tonns of the agreement the Creek nation cedes to the United States tlio title to the ontlra western half of the domain of the nation lying west ol the division Una established by the treaty of ISM. The United States agreed to pay to the Indians fSOIhfiT : ! $ ) , to bo paid to tin ) national treasurer of the nation , and $ 2,000.00. ) to remain in the United States treasury to the credit of the nation and nnd bearing Interest at the rate of 5 percent , Tlio nation agrees to devote not less than 650,000 , annually /or educational minioues. THE PARNELL COMMISSION , Some Now Poatnroa Introduced Bjf the Tlmoa' Oounaol. WITNESS FROM ACROSS THE SEA. ' Testimony Offered by nq American Named Itcnoli A nlnst tlie National Lcn no Tlio Clnnnii-tael. American Testimony , LONDON , Feb. fi , At the opening of 1o day's session of the Parm-ll commission At torney General Webster said ho had finished with the Irish portion of the Times case auij would now taku up the American part , A witness named He.ifh then testllled. Ha said ho Joined the Fenians in lStC , nnd wast appointed military orgaul7er. After the fail ure of the Invasion of Canada by the Fenians ho Joined the society known as the "U , C. . " the object of which was ( o provide money Id carry on Irish agitation ami to ship arms to Ireland. Witness said ho remembered the visit of Dillon and Parnoll to America In 18MI. The meetings hold dnrliiL' their stay In tlio United States were organized exelu' sively by the United Urotherhond , or Clati- tm-Gacl. Witness attended several meetings at which Dillon and Parnell were present. Parnoll attended n demonstration In Chlcagb at which the bodies of thu Clau-na-Gael unit the Hibernian rlllo guards were under iinns , licach hero Introduced a copy of the con stitulkm of the "IJ. C. , " or Chui-na-GaoJ. This provided for concerted action with the united brotherhood and kindred societies to bring about a 101111)1111111011 of Irish revolu tionary movements in all parts of tlio worlQ , to net decisively against England. Witness said that in 1STS Dovoy and Milno were sent as delegates to Ireland , receiving $10OCO from the skirmishing fund. Attorney General Webster read Dovoy'0 ' odlcial reports , in which ho urged that before - fore any larger quantity of arms bo sent to Ireland three delegates should bo sent to prepare Irishmen to use them. Hcach further testllled that Kgan told him that Parnell desired to join the brotherhood , but It wiw thought that his connection with the organization would destroy its useful ness , and on this account lie was not allowed to loin. iJeach said that 15gun also told him there were payments made by the league which it was impotslblo to make public , mid ho gave an instance of the p.ivlng of Dutch olHeers who were sent from Amsterdam to assist the hour during the Transvaal war. In an interview the witness had with Parnoll the latter said it rested wholly with the leaders of tlio revolutionary party to bring both parties Into lino. Ho asked witness to got Dovoy to meet him in Paris , and olTorod to defray Devoy's expenses. Hu also desired - sired to meet Alexander Sulli van , Hines and others. "Doctor , " ho said to Ueach , who is a physician , "I have have long since ceased to believe that any thing but force of arms can bring about the redemption of Ireland , " Parnell went on to say that ho did not see why a successful in surrection should not bo made in Ireland , adding : "I will have , at the end of the year , 100,000 in the league treasury ; that is an especially good nucleus. You people might do something more. " Witness went to Dub lin bearing an introduction to Kenny , M. P. , and other members of the league. He discussed an open movement with Sexton and Kenny. Ho was driven by Kenny to Klltnninham jail , where ho saw , Dillon , Sheridan and Hqvton. Ho returned to Now York in Juno , 18S3and tried to see Devoyand Carney with Parnoll's ' message. Whllo searching for Dovoy ho met. Urcslln who , with Ilincs and Devoy , then formed n revolutionary directory. Uroslin expressed his willingness to bring the parties into line. So also did Sullivan , Hines and Dovoy , whom ho mot in Chicago. Dr. Carroll expressed himself as pleased to see that Parnell was returning to his senses on the revolution question , but he objected to any coalition between the orcnnizatioiiB. The witness was introduced to Parnell and others of his parly as Major Lecnron , under which name he has beeu known for the past twenty years. Ho attained the rank of major In thq federal army during the civil war. Ho was also major in the Irish republican army. HQ was graduated M. U. after the failure of thq raid in Canada. When ho returned to Amer ica ho got a circular from tno "V. C. , " meaning the executive council of the Clani nii-Gaul , announcing that It had been de cided to call up U. > per cent of the "D" fund , * or camp subscriptions , to expedite military preparations. The commission adjourned until to-mor row. ' _ THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION. the Anxious Attention of European Diplomats , UKIU.IN , Fob. 5. The question of the suc cession to the Austrian throne is causing in creasing excitement inofficial nnd diplomatic circles. The papers quote nn article front the Italia , tlie official journal of Signer Crispl , the Italian prime minister , declaring that Salic law has been virtually abolished In Austria-Hungary Hinco prngmotic sanction , nnd that , therefore , Crown Prince Rudolph's [ laughter Is heir to the throne. It Is certain that Premier Crisp ! dons not think that the fluke of Modenn , who was deposed by the unification of Italia , stioiild become the presumptive heir to the throne of Austria. Furthermore , both Archduke Karl and his son Fran ? are ultra- Uuthollo Iocs of the house of Savoy , and 3iicmlcs of Italian unity , and are ardent lilies of the Vatican , Apart from thosa jnmities , oven If class Interests did not ralsa the question of succession , it would bo' loubtful if official opinion hero would maintain - tain the right of Kmporor Francis Joseph In' following the precedent to declare Princess Elizabeth the heiress to the throne , Advices from Pusth say that the question ilrcaily engages the anxious attention of the nlnlsters , although no ofllcial notification ospcctlng the succession will bo , made till .ho end of the year. * A Woman Terror f.'ono. I Four SMITH , Ark. , Feb. fi , Word has been ccclvcd hero from Aufala , I. T. , that Hello stnvr was killed there Sunday night. Hello vas the wife of Cole Youm'ornml Jim .Starr ; ior second husband , wan shot down by tha ildo of Hello less. than two years ago , IJnllo Starr was the most desperate woman that ; ' svor figured on Urn borders. Kho married yole Younger directly utter the war , but loft ilin and joined a band of outlaws that opor- ited in the Indian territory. She has been irrested for murder and robbery a score of lines , but always managed to escape. Ar nlnt ; Hie Kiimlluu Hill , WASHINGTON , Fob , 5. Tim ncmato special 'owmlttoo Pacific railroads on to-day heard [ 'weed , of New York , counsel for thn Central \ioifio railroad , in an argument fuvorlnd ha consolidation of the bills providing for ho funding of the debta of the Union iiid Central Pacific railroads Into ono iicasurc. Another meeting of the commit- eo will bo bold to-morrow night utwhicU [ 'wood will present eortalii tables of figures' n support of the plea of the Central Paelflo Sjoln with tho'Unlon Pacillo In any schema' r the funding and settlement of the rail- ouds' debts. Yearn For lirlliery. CI.ISV MXI > , O , , Fob , 5.-S. H. iito chairman nf thn Cuyahugu county ro ubllcan central committee , was sentenced o eight years in tl.c penitentiary to-day for irlbcry , _ Anoilicr Ciihiiiiit HovroN , Feb. C.--At o mooting of tlio New : ngland Agricultural society , u resolution ras passed requesting Prealdcnt-aloct Har- Uou to call IJr. UCOVKO 1) ) . .Lorlng to Uiq ill co 6f secretary of uvrkultu * * .